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Everybody's going bro this and bruh that, but you're not my brother, dude ๐Ÿ˜’

It's not like either word is new but I feel like "bro" and variations like bruh or brah have become way more commonly used in the last decade among younger people as a term of address in contexts where I would have just said dude

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[โ€“] lilypad@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Misgendering potential aside, bro, dude, man, etc., all serve to normalize and reflect societies male-by-default viewpoint. Calling someone a feminine equivalent is seen as insulting and demeaning, or specific only to women. I love misogyny lea-dysphoric

[โ€“] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gotta normalize comrade ๐Ÿ˜Ž

[โ€“] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

my coworker calls everyone queen, which is preferable to the male-by-default viewpoint but also introduces monarchist titles which is a bummer

[โ€“] lilypad@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Also would make me uncomfortable tbh, queen has specific connotations that i dont like.

[โ€“] tricerotops@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Krem@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

"sis" as an equally gender neutral word alongside "dude"